Secretary, Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Government of India, Jatindra Nath Swain, on Saturday said that there will be no shortage of funds for the Central Government run programmes for the development of fisheries. He was on a visit to the State to inspect programmes going on under the Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY).
First of all in the course of Swain’s Jharkhand tour, Secretary, Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and Cooperation Department, Government of Jharkhand, Abu Baqr Siddiqui, was apprised about the large-scale fish rearing in Chandil reservoir of Seraikela district. Appreciating this programme for economic and social uplift of the displaced, Swain said that it should be implemented in other suitable water bodies also. The fish feed mill located near Chandil reservoir was also inspected by him, which is providing supplementary diet to the fish farmers at the local level and giving strength to the feed based fisheries.
Siddiqui welcomed the esteemed guest and said that by the year 2024-25, there is a plan to take the total fish production in the State to 3 lakh 50 thousand metric tonnes. “A new scheme PMMSY has been started from the financial year 2020-21 for five years that is till the year 2024-25. In this centrally sponsored scheme, there are schemes for the Government sector and beneficiary-generated schemes for the private sector 60 per cent grant is being made available on the unit cost of the project,” he added.
Speaking on the occasion Director Fisheries, Dr HN Dwivedi said that 1 lakh 88 thousand metric tonnes of fish has been produced in the State so far this year which is helping to overcome malnutrition. “Through fish seed producers, the State is moving towards the production of 1100 crore fish seed, from which fish seed will be available to the people at the local level. The farmers of the State are doing the work of rearing indigenous Mangur and Maha Prawn along with new species of fish like Pangasius and Gift Tilapia in their ponds. Appropriate grants are being given for colorful fish farming for self-employment of fish farmers especially women,” he added.
The Director further said that the farmers of the state are doing the work of rearing indigenous Mangur and Maha Prawn along with new species of fish like Pangasius and Gift Tilapia in their ponds. Appropriate grants are being given for colorful fish farming for self-employment of fish farmers especially women, he added.
“In order to increase the income of fish farmers under PMMSY, installation of 9 carp hatcheries for fish production, 39 rearing, 13 grow out and 13 biofloc ponds, 6 re circulatory aquaculture system, 13 biofloc installation Schemes such as fish farming in 91 cages, 87 motorcycles with ice boxes for sale of fish, 124 cycles, 45 three wheelers and 6 fish feed mills and 1 cold storage installation along with 7 colorful fish farming units are being implemented,” Dwivedi.